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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 13 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 7 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 11 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 8 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 13 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 21 |
| 1892 | 29 |
| 1893 | 35 |
| 1894 | 31 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 17 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
298 stories matching habit, from 55 towns
Snohomish County20
Thurston County19
Walla Walla County8
Clallam County6
Jefferson County5
Yakima County5
Kitsap County4
Whitman County4
Kittitas County3
Whatcom County3
Skagit County3
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Grays Harbor County1
Island County1
Lewis County1
Mason County1
Pacific County1
Pend Oreille County1
Spokane County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded1